pressure washed engine now wont run right need help

[vtrmann]

hi been tidying up the vtr to sell on, and my gf brother said give it a clean with the pressure washer as he does all his cars the same with no problems. it turns over and starts but its misfiring bad and as soon as i touch the accelarator it dies. was after a bit of advice on what to do next. ive had coil pack out and its now dry. it did run normal for about a minute then misfired again. has anyone done the same if so how did you solve it or is it a matter of waiting for it to dry?

[greyjasper51]

Probably damaged the coil bar, there suseptable to breaking... Take all the plugs out, clean them, wd40 the connections try again...

If it runs normal clout the throttle and clear it out...

Any lights on the dash?

[vtrmann]

Probably damaged the coil bar, there suseptable to breaking... Take all the plugs out, clean them, wd40 the connections try again...

If it runs normal clout the throttle and clear it out...

Any lights on the dash?

yea the engine managemant light is flashing on and off.

[saxova]

coilpack.

[greyjasper51]

coilpack.

Say it before and say it again... DONT WASH CAR ENGINES WITH A PRESSURE WASHER!!

Coilbar

That is all :-)

[vtrmann]

coilpack.

will it ever dry out though as its all sealed inside?

[greyjasper51]

will it ever dry out though as its all sealed inside?

Its most probably damaged from the plug getting wet, spark tracking its damaged it inside...

[vtrmann]

Say it before and say it again... DONT WASH CAR ENGINES WITH A PRESSURE WASHER!!

Coilbar

That is all :-)

that was my thoughts on it aswell. i said before he started doing it, is it going to get into the electrics or owt. no no will be fine. shouldnt of bothered.

[vtrmann]

thanks for the help lads will leave coilpack out to dry and try again. if not its a trip down the scrapyard tommorrow for another.

[saxova]

I have a mk2 vtr coilpack for sale :)

http://www.saxperience.com/forum/showthread.php?t=431829

How much do the scrappys charge for one? Only got mine up for a £10.. :y:

[mcjacko1987]

thats cheapest youl get it really to mate. scrappers probs be £15-£20

[stevo67]

Right spray wd40 on all the electrics,then take the car for a good long drive.You`ll notice the car bogging down then coming back to life again.After a while all will be back to normal just don`t thrash it.